Irish Music Magazine - October 2020 Issue

COVER STORY

THE ASHLEY DAVIS BAND

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ashley Davis talks to Deirdre Cronin about her band’s new album When the Stars Went Out.

FEATURES

FRANKIE GAVIN

Seán Laffey talks musical roots and routes with Frankie Gavin.

BOUGAINVILLEA FROM FIACHNA Ó BRAONÁIN

Fiachna Ó Braonáin has come a long way since his early days coping with the success of the Hothouse Flowers, a band he co-founded with Liam Ó Maonlaí in the 1980s, writes Mark Lysaght.

BÉLA FLECK

Chris Keenan in conversation with the critically acclaimed Béla Fleck for Irish Music Magazine.

BRÍDÍN and THE SALMON’S TALE

Sligo harpist BRÍDÍN is continuing Irish traditional music into the now fourth generation of her family. She recently released her latest single from a forth- coming EP. Grainne McCool brings us BRÍDÍN’S story.

PETER FERGUS McCLELLAND AND THE WAY BACK TO YOU

Peter Fergus McClelland was heading for an overnight camp with his grandchildren as Seán Laffey put in a call to Shoreham–by–Sea.

KERN’S SINGLE HUNGER

Kern is a county Louth based trio : Barry Kieran, Brendan McCreanor and SJ McArdle. Anne Marie Kennedy brings us this interview with Kern.

TRUANTS AND ABSOLUTION FROM CLOVER’S REVENGE

Clover’s Revenge was born on St. Patrick’s Day 2015. Grainne McCool spoke with band members John, Beau and Zach about their past 5 years and the new collection of music.

BORN FROM TRADITION

Mark Lysaght spoke recently to Shane Ó Fearghail for Irish Music Magazine.

2002’s CELTIC FAIRY DREAM

Texas based trio, 2002, is Pamela, Randy and Sarah Copus. Celtic Fairy Dream, their recent recording is a superb suite of meditative music and songs. Anne Marie Kennedy spoke to them about it and their back catalogue of creative, innovative successes.

MIKE FERRY: FROM ULSTER TO APPALACHIA

Virginia based fiddler Mike Ferry talks to Seán Laffey about his new solo fiddle project.

KEVIN HENRY REMEMBERED

An appreciation from Richie Piggott in Chicago.

WOLF & CLOVER and THE SILVAN SESSIONS

Seán Laffey introduces Wolf & Clover.

FESTIVALS

A selection of wonderful Festivals & Summer Schools from Ireland & abroad.

A VIRTUAL IRISH RETREAT IN TEXAS

Retreat Director and founder Ken Fleming spoke with Grainne McCool about the forthcoming autumn retreat and how it would be different this year.

REGULARS

DADGAD GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT with MJ McMahon

Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).

WALTONS TUITION

Another selection of tutorials brought to you in association with Waltons Music. You can now listen to these online at www.waltons.ie

LEGENDS OF IRISH MUSIC

Willie Clancy (1918-1973). An appreciation by Mark Lysaght.

GREAT INFLUENCES ON THE TRADITION

Aidan O’Hara writes about the Oxford scholar and song collector Alexander Martin Freeman (1878-1959).

STORY BEHIND THE SONG

Seán Laffey writes, the ballad Reynardine has most recently been recorded by Shane Ó Fearghail on his CD Born From Tradition.

LIVE REVIEWS

MILWAUKEE IRISH FEST AT HOME

Maryann McTeague Keifer reviews the excellently produced Virtual Festival from CelticMKE.

DERMOT BYRNE & STEVE COONEY IN THE MARKET YARD, CARRICK ON SHANNON

Music Network presented 5 live limited capacity gigs around Ireland on Friday August 14th as part of their “Live and Local” series. Fergal Woods reports for Irish Music Magazine.

BOOK REVIEWS

IRISH MUSIC ON THE SILVER FLUTE

Multi-instrumentalist Philippe Barnes plays with the London based Irish traditional music group Cross-Harbour and the folk band The Wilderness Yet, writes Seán Laffey

MODERN CHORD PROGRESSIONS FOR DADGAD GUITAR

Many guitarists enter the world of Celtic back-up from standard tuning, regarding DADGAD as arcane alchemy. In this book Philippe Barnes has cleared the fog from this tuning. Seán Laffey digests the content.

CD REVIEWS

Another selection of CD Reviews from the International World of Folk and Traditional Music.

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